Apr 15, 2016

(UNIT 25) The Comparative

Sentences
Vocabulary
Alaska is bigger than Maine.
Bigger : 제일 큰
The Mississippi River is longer than the Hudson River.
Longer : [Adverb] 더 오래
Today I’m more tired than I was yesterday.
Tired : [Adjective] 피로한, 피곤한, 지친
Today the stores are busier than they were yesterday.
Busy : [Adjective] (할 일이 많아) 바쁜
The train is more expensive than the bus.
Expensive : [Adjective] 비싼, 돈이 많이 드는
Is life in the countryside really simpler and quieter?
Simple : [Adjective] 간단한 (복잡하지 않고 이해하기 쉬운)
Quiet : [Adjective] (소리가 거의 없이) 조용한
A car is more expensive than a bicycle.

A bicycle is less expensive than a car.
Less : [Determiner] (불가산 명사와 함께 쓰여) 더 적은 [덜한]; 더 적은 [덜한] 것
Our new apartment is better than our old one.

The book was bad, but the movie was worse.
Worse : [Adjective] 더 나쁜 [못한/엉망인]
The bus stop is farther than the train station.
Farther : [Adverb] (far의 비교급) (공간, 시간상으로) 더 멀리
A two-bedroom apartment is much more expensive than a one-bedroom apartment.

He’s much older than his brother.

Steve’s younger than he is. (OR) Steve’s younger than he.
Than : [Preposition, Conjunction] …보다 (비교의 대상이 되는 것을 나타냄)
Steve's younger than him.

John’s home is larger than William’s. (OR) John’s home is larger than William’s home.
Home : [Noun] (특히 가족과 함께 사는) 집 [가정]
Which city is larger?
Which : [Pronoun, Determiner] (의문문에서) 어느 [어떤]; 어떤 사람 (들), 어느 것 (들)
Which is larger, Tokyo or Seoul?

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